COLLECTION NAME:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_u-000357
Filename:
exwa_wmup_u-000357.tif
Title:
Russell C. Williams presented with honorary degree at 1964 Commencement, Western Michigan University
Date:
1964-06-06
Description:
President James Miller conferring an honorary Doctor of Humanities to Russell C. Williams at Commencement on June 6, 1964. Behind James Miller and Russell Williams sits faculty in academic regalia. A blinded World War II Veteran, Williams was the first Chief of the Blind Rehabilitation Section of the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery. Williams had been serving as a counselor for blinded soldiers at Valley Forge, and also participated in both blind rehabilitation training programs at Valley Forge and Avon Old Farms.
Person:
Miller, James W., 1913-1993
Person:
Williams, Russell Clark, 1918-2000
Subject:
Commencement ceremonies--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject:
Western Michigan University--Faculty
Subject:
Western Michigan University--Presidents
Subject:
Honorary degrees
Subject:
academic robes
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
Subject:
Disabled veterans
Subject:
African American veterans
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1960 - 1969
Source:
4.4 x 6. 5 in black-and-white print WMU Photograph Collectino, U-000357
Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2020
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Type:
Image
File Format:
image/tiff
Box Barcode:
Box 3, Barcode: 31141021783209
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
